| Topic: | Re:Re:One in one out and one back again | |
| Posted by: | John Hawkes | |
| Date/Time: | 15/11/25 12:33:00 |
| Looks like Labour have woken up and smelled the coffee ! BBC News. "Home Secretary plots sweeping immigration reforms 'and more deportations' after 50k criminals sent home under Labour". 'The Home Secretary is set to launch major ECHR and Modern Slavery reforms. People granted asylum in the UK will only be allowed to stay in the country temporarily, in a major change of policy to be announced by the home secretary on Monday. Shabana Mahmood is expected to declare that the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, as she seeks to reduce asylum claims and small boat crossings. Under the plans, those granted asylum will be returned to their home country when it is deemed safe and their status will be regularly reviewed. Currently, refugee status in the UK lasts for five years, after which they can apply for indefinite leave to remain and have a route to citizenship. There are currently some temporary schemes for those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. This was initially for three years but extensions have been granted. Government insiders are describing a move to temporary status for all successful asylum seekers as a "significant shift". The policy has been copied from Denmark, where a government led by the centre-left Social Democrats has presided over one of the toughest asylum and immigration systems in Europe. In Denmark, refugees are given temporary residence permits, typically of two years, and in effect have to re-apply for asylum when they expire. A previous presumption in the Danish system to extend permits was scrapped. Even for those who are allowed to extend multiple times, the route to citizenship has grown longer and harder. The Danish approach is admired by UK government ministers, including Mahmood, who point out that as the Social Democrat party's immigration policies hardened their poll ratings rose - and those of a populist right-wing movement, the People's Party, fell. The home secretary believes that unless Labour takes similar decisions then "darker forces" could thrive in the UK'. Sell your shares in "Rubber Dinghys 4 U". |